The 2013 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg marks 10 years since the first open-wheel race on the streets of St. Pete. The Champ Car series raced here in February, 2003.

A bespectacled young Frenchman named Sebastien Bourdais made his debut on the U.S. shores that race. He took to the track and Lola-Ford Cosworth car like a duck to water, scoring the pole position for Newman/Haas Racing. His race was less successful, ending in 11th place after issues in the pits.

Meanwhile, Paul Tracy romped to the victory that kick-started his championship winning season. Michel Jourdain Jr. and Bruno Junqueira, who each had a one-off drive in IndyCar last year, completed the podium.

Bourdais (right, last year), is one of only four drivers from the inaugural St. Pete running who will also race here this year. Veterans Oriol Servia and Alex Tagliani were in the field, as was Ryan Hunter-Reay, in his Champ Car series debut. Hunter-Reay drove as teammate to KV Racing Technology co-owner, Jimmy Vasser.

Are you expecting a better than normal tax refund? Did you get a very nice bonus from your company due to the new tax cut?

Well, if you have a good chunk of change hanging around and potentially can be in Monaco on May 11, you can have a chance to bid on the 1993 McLaren-Ford MP4/8A that the late Ayrton Senna drove in — and won — that year’s Monaco Grand Prix.

We’re not just talking about any race winner. It’s also the same car Senna won his sixth Monaco Grand Prix, and the chassis bears the number six.

It’s also the same car Senna piloted to that season’s F1 championship (his third and final title before sadly being killed the next year) and is the first McLaren driven by Senna that’s ever been sold or put up for auction.

The famed Bonhams auction house is overseeing the sale of the car.

“Any Grand Prix-winning car is important, but to have the golden combination of both Senna and Monaco is a seriously rare privilege indeed,” Bonhams global head of motorsport, Mark Osborne, told The Robb Report.

“Senna and Monaco are historically intertwined, and this car represents the culmination of his achievements at the Monegasque track. This is one of the most significant Grand Prix cars ever to appear at auction, and is certainly the most significant Grand Prix car to be offered since the Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196R, which sold for a world record at auction.”

How much might you need? You might want to get a couple of friends to throw in a few bucks as well.